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BOARD OF FREEHOLDERS BOARD AUTHORIZES $32,000 BOND 1 ISSUE TO BUILD BRIDGES— MAN i ROADS ARE BEING REBUILT OR | lmBROVED— BAY SHORE ROAD LIKELY TO RECEIVt fjcOMPT AT-I TENTION. . 1 1 ' Tlie Board of Chosen Frn -holders met 1 1 in regular session at the Court House, 1 Cape May Court House, on Tuedav < last, at which time a contract was 1 awarded to the Bridgeton Construction 1 Company of Bridgeton, N. J., for the t construction of a steel Strauss type double lift bridge over Ludlam's taoro- ( fare at Sea" Isle City at a cost of 827, 480.00. Other bidders were: 1 Keeley 4 McFeeley 830.900.00 Homuli A Mixner 29.800.00 I Northeastern Cons. Co. 31,875.00 ' Long Broadhurst Co. 29.000.00 Groton Bridge Co. 28,820.00 Rennell Cons. Co. 28.500.00 1 Lupfer A Beraiek 27,750.00 The Board authorized a bond issue of $32,000.00 to provide for the work and \ other work necessary in connection with H. - Bids for the construction of a bulkbead at West Creek Mill pond on the line of the Eldora road in Dennis town- C ship were opened. The bidders being: S * Thomas Brown 81,200.00 1 Homan A Mixner 1,142.50 ■ Edward M. Miller 1,127.50 Thomas Christian 1.116.0J ( Contract was awarded to the lowest bidder, Thomas Christian. Resolutions were adopted providing ( for a public bearing by the Board of objections to the Connty acquiring, aa fi a part of the County road system, the following roads: v The road k&own as the First and Second sections of the Bayshore road beginning at Green Creek and continaing south to Fourth avenue at West ' Cape May; and 1 1 The road from Town sends corner at .< Dennisville to Washington avenue, -J Woodbine, known as the Dennisville- j Woodbine road. The bearing is set for Tuesday. Jur. , 1st, at eleven o'clock A. M. The Board decided to improve the j C part" from Marshal I villi- to the County { ^ line, enroute to" Fort Elizab, th and Mill- j t ville, for a width of twenty-five feet C and adjourned to meet at Tuckahoe at . i ten o'clock on Friday morning, the 21st > inst. I o I GLENWOOD OPEN | The Glenwood Hotel is again open c under the management of Mrs. L. J. Rogers who has been spending a long j time in making improvements of var- • ious kinds. If The Glenwood caters to a fine class 1 of people and is usually well filled. I j Special rates are now offered for the early spring visitors. t UNVEILING 01' MOTHERS' TABLET 1 The unveiling at the Cold Spring Pres- 8 byterian Church of the Mothers' Me- c morial Tablet will occur on Sunday 1 morning next, 23d inst., with appropri- f ate ceremonies. All friends and mem- 1 bers of the church are invited to be • Hotel Help Furnished ; The Harris Employment Bureau. 252 1 East Oak avenue, Wildwood, makes a I specialty in furnishing hotel help — Phone your wants; either phone. MILLINERY t I have a large assortment of trimmed , hats in black and wliite effects and the new styles for summer, all fine values — prices from $2.50 to 810.00. « Don't fail to see these. t L. R. HTLLMAN 220 Perry Street, Cape May, N. J. : MATTING AND RUG JALE 87 AO — 40 yds extra 'good dina Matting No. 1 quality 6x9 Japan Rugs 81.90 No. 1 quality 9x12 Japan Rugs 82.90 Woolen Fibre Rugs, 6x9, 85.50 Woolen Fibre Rugs, 8y«xl0'/t 87.75 Woolen Fibre Rugs, 9x12 88.75 Crex Hall Runners 40c yd 60c bottle Cedar Oil( 35c 25c bottle Cedar Oil 18c Elect Vacuum CI earner $1.00 day Hand Vacuum Cleaner 50c day DO XT MISS THIS SALE. J. E. MECRAY'S, 606 Washington street 1

CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR ANNUAL CONVENTION OF I THE CAPE MAY COUNTY CHRIST- : | IAN ENDEAVOR UNION AT THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. On Thursday, May 27th, the fifth annual convention of the Cape May'Connty Christian Endeavor Union will be in the First Presbyterian Church of this City. This organization is a one and much interest is aldemonstrated. The following interesting program will be rendered: AFTERNOON President, Rev. C. H. Bohner, Presiding — Led by Cold Spring EnBusiness. Address, of Welcome — Rev. Curtis 0. Bossermnn, Pastor Presbyterian Church, Cape May. Response — Rev. Alexander Laird, Pastor of Presbyterian Church. Holly Beach. Conference — Rev. Geo. D. Jones, Atlantic City. Address, "Inspiration for Loyal Service" Ret-. A. E. Harris, Associate Pastor, Baptist Temple, Philadelphia. Offering and Announcements Miss Rebecca Stevens, Chpc May Election of Officere Address — "Fresh Aid Department," A. R. Baxter, Supt., Trenton. Greetings — Miss Nellie K. Foote, State Secy., Elizabeth EVENING County President, Rev. C. H. Bohner, Presiding. , Service — Led by airs. A. J. Smith, ; Ocean City C. E. Society. Scripture and Prayer — Rev. W. D. McCurdy, Pastor Baptist Church. Cape May. Anthem - 1 Offering Call of Delegates and Responses. Awarding of Pennant. M , "Loyalty,? John T. Sproul, j State Christian Endeavor President, Arlington. OFFICERS President — Rev. C. H. Bohner, Ocean , I City, N. J. Vice Presidents — Mr. Chas. S. Taylor, , Cold Spring; Mr. A, M. Robinson, Green Creek; Mrs. A. H. Stout, Wildwood; 'Miss Sara N. Ma rev. Cape May Point; Caroline H. Hand, Cape May; Mrs. J. Morgan, Tuckahoe; Miss Frances Bassett, Ocean City. Secretary — Miss Maud M. Foulda, City. Treasurer — Miss Emma Stites, Cape j Missionary Secretary — Mrs. Sidney R. Icioff, Cape May. DELAY IN OBTAINING MATERIAL There has been some delay in obtaining materials for beach front repairs, but it is expected in a short time and upon its arrival the work will proceed rapidly and the beach front will 1 be placed in better order than ever before. The bigness of the error in extending beach (.rive and boardwalk years before its was needed by the development of the land, is beginning to be fully realized. It will take several years of conservative management to recover from the results of the manipulation of city affairs for the profit of private corporations and individuals. FORTY YEARS A TEACHER Charles Tomlin, who for several years been principal of the school at Dias Creek, has served forty years as a teacher, most of the time in this county and is contemplating retirement under the teachers' pension act.

MINSTREL PRODUCTION ' " < ; THE CAPE MAY BOARD OF TRADE ' PROMOTING A BIG EVENT FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, 28th AND 29th INST. Members of the Cape May Board of 1 L- Trade have secured some of the best i 1 talent of Cape May and have organized ( ' an unusually good troupe of minstrels 1 who will perform at the Auditorium, Friday and Saturday evenings of next c week. The jokes are new and real. The t music is good and worth while. The e ' after sketch on local affairs and things ? will be produced with much feeling. The } cause of this event is base ball. Good jj baseball costs money, the more money a the better the game. Even if a minstrel l sl.ow goes against your grain, buy a I ' ticket for the benefit of the national v game. The charge is so modest that } you will never miss it. PROF. R. B. REEVES ^ GIVES MUSICALE Prof. R. B. _ Reeves, one of the most ^ finished musicians of this section, gave ■ a very delightful evening of music at| ^ his home in West Cape May on Tburs-1 ^ day evening. One of the features of the Reeves studio is a fine pipe organ which j. was recently installed. The performers and program follow: ^ Organ— Belgian March . . R. B. Reeves ^ The Sea Fairy ...Kathrine M. Eldredge . Friendship Waltz . . Rebecca E Reeves Little Fairy Waltz. Evelyn M. Newkirk 1 Vocal Solo — Roses . I Miss Rebic Stevens ^ Cinderella Gallop . . Harry D. Lemmon 1 Septette from Lucia — j. piano Alberta R. Newkirk Organ -c . . . R. B. Reeves " 1 Begonia Waltz . . Dorothy H. Robinson ^ Beauty and the Beast Leah Ewing Organ — Overture ifi C R. B. Reeves 1 Happy Heart Mazurka, Ixmisa Pierson * Remembrance Rosa M. Newell P Cnvalleria Rusticana — Piano Laura Wlieaton n Organ R. B. Reeves Les Sylphes Lorena C. Kehr H. Trovatore Alberta R. Newkirk 1 Cinquieme Nocturne ..Louisa Wlieaton ** Presentation of Certificates ' Organ — March, Alix Flambeaux, P R. B. Reeves r WHY CITY WORK BEGINS LATE r City Council organizes on January " ' 1st. Its appropriations are completed ^ and become low sometime between the s 1 first of March and the first of April. ^ If bonds are determined upon for any v purpose, the preliminaries can scar :ely f' be disposed of at best until Apr>l 1st ' or thereabouts. Then before the actual work is reached there is at lease another month required for plans, bids, ■ etc.. which makes it May 1st. If any 0 ■ unlooked-for delays occur in any of g • the proceedings it will be still later. So 0 • it will be seen that there is no good v ■ reason to blame City Council b;cr.use t I city improvements always seem to com- f ■ reence late and too close to the op-ning f of the season. The city is getting value 0 ; for its expenditures now-a-days. a 1 MUSICALE 1 I A musical and literary entertainment r > will be given at the home of Reuben • B. Reeves, 210 Broadway, West Cape r May, Thursday evening, May 27, for the benefit of the Organ Fund of the Church of the Advent. A limited number of tickets will be on sale, admission by 1 ticket only. Tickets on sale at 512 1 Washington street; admission 25 cents. Red Paper Wallets for filing papers, j r etc., 2 cents each — Star and Wave Sta- r tionery Dept.

8 NEW APARTMENTS For Housekeeping FOR RENT j NEW FURNITURE" UP-TO-DATE L" Rates Low. Apply at KONOWITCH BROS. — 408-1 0 Washington St. Cape May, N. J.

EARLY SEASON CONVENTIONS SESSIONS OF BANKERS' AND BAR ASS JCLAtlOAS AT -CAPE MAY ATTEST POPULARITY OF HOTEL CAPE MAY AND THIS RESORT. Cap.- May will be the inecca for a number of important conventions durthe coming summer. The Hotel Cape May is preparing to entertain most of these. On June 16, the Pennsylvania Bankers' Association is coming, 500 strong, take possession of this exclusive re- 1 sorb for three days, June 17, 18 and 19. i K. K. Passmore, of the Franklin National Bank of Philadelphia, is the ! Secretary-Treasurer of this Association, I and on.- of the features of theif stay will be a baseball game at Co- 1 lumlva Park, between the bankers of ; Western Pennsylvania and those of Pennsylvania. On June 21, two hundred and fifty members o i^e Maryland Bankers' Association are coming to stay until the twenty-fifth. They have not completed their program of entertainment, but one ^vent will be a vaudeville show in the ■ ballrmdn of the Hotel Cape May on the WrfTof the 24th. On June 27, 28 and 29, and July 1. the Pennsylvania Bar Association -will invade our city to the number of four and fifty. Wm. Staakt-, whose office is at 648 City Hall. Philadelphia, the head of their association, and the full program of their proposed convention activities has not ygt been announced. On July 6, 7. 8. and 9, the Maryland Association will be here. They will number between two and three hundred. Cape May's excellent hotel accommo- 1 her unsurpassed beach and wa- 1 ter front, her traditional conservatism and her exclusive clientele make this a peremhiently desirable convention city, for .inst ,«ach associations as are here W. L. EWING'S BUSINESS SPREADS The carriage building and painting of W. L. Ewing. Jr., has develops! into an automobile top and painting establishment of county wide reputation. Mr. Ewing has made a decided hit on Ford delivery tops, and has recently made deliveries -to the following places: Belleplain, Wildwood, Goshen. Woodbine. West CKpe May, Isle City, Ocean City, Dennisville, Harbor, Millville and Pleasantville. Mr. Ewing is now filling in ground the purpose of enlarging bis factory meet the demands of his patrons. PAINTER HURT BY FALL By the breaking of a block and tackle the Hotel Windsor. Cape May. Joseph Handford. a painter, aged 58 years, of 808 Cambross street, Philadelphia, precipitated to the ground. Taken Cooper Hospital. Camden, it was he had a broken shoulder, several ribs, injuries of the head and other hurts. His condition is regarded serious. Handford was working on a scaffold with another painter, the latsaving himself 1 by hanging to the until rescued. STORK LEAVES LITTLE GIRL On Sunday, the cutest little girl arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Church, at West Cape May. PIANO TUNING Mr. Williams, expert piano tuner of Estey Piano Co. will be in Cape May next Wednesday, May 20th. Orders left with R. B. Reeves. West Cape May, will receive prompt attention. Keystone Phone 274. STOVES STORED— S:.5o. per season. Why allow them to stand nround all summer and rust? Call Jesse M. Brown to remove them. 1,15 Kissel Kar"'s (EVERY INCH A CAR) Send for Literature or Demonstration TOURING CARS OR TRUCKS HENRY REEVES, Agent

NEWS AND i COMMENT l ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST, PASSING EVENTS AND OCCURENCES L GLEANED - FROM HERE AND THERE— 'READ THESE ARTICLES a ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS. I Thomas B. Akarman is a new assistII ant of Superintendent Duncan of the Cape May Light and Power Co. .. The new Washington street, though . | not the work of a Cape May contractor, 1. is as near as possible a Cape May proi) j duct. The labor and teams are furnisht- 1 ed almost entirely from the town while , the Cape May Sand Co. is supplying the j ' sand and gravel, and Eldredge and Phil- ! . | lips are furnishing the cement.' - Byf standi- rs in large numbers furnish the 1 f criticism gratis. - Ex-Senator Robert E. Hand is now I . driving a new Cadillac "Eight." i Mr. J. Wallace Hallowell, of 133 S(- [. Broad street, Philadelphia, has again re- . served accommodations at the Hotel I t Cape May for the coming season. 1 THOMAS LYLE ] Thomas Lyle. aged 71 years, died at ; r his home in Cold Spring at 4.30 P. M. | , Thursday of Bright's disease. Mr. Lyie < was a member of John Mecray Post No. | * 40, G. A. R., and served his country in the Civil war. Besides a large number of friends. Mr. Lvle leaves a widow and a son. I Alexander Lyle. of the Merchants Na- ; I ttional Rank, of this city. An excellent « photo of the deceased was printed in the j Star and Wave last week. . . ( The funeral will occur on Sunday at ( ^ 2.00 o'clock. Service will be conducted f by. the G. A. R. and interment will be j . at the Cold Spring cemetery. | ' __o ( FREDERICK J. MELVIN HONORED ; Elected to the Highest Position in Royal ( , Arch Masonry in New Jersey * ' Tlie fifty-ninth annual convocation of I the Grand Chapter. Royal Arch Masons ' . of the State of New Jersey, which con- . vened in the Masonic Temple at Tren- j 5 ton, on Wednesday of last week, proved 1 . to be of a most interesting character. t During the morning session the High i Priest and other officers read their an- j i nual reports, which showed the grand 1 . chapter to be in a most flourishing conI dition. A number of visitors from oth- 1 or states were present and received the honors due their exalted positions. Among them were General Grand 1 High Priest of Royal AtcIi Masons B. G. 1 Witt, of the General Grand High Chapter of the United States: Grand High I Priest of New York, Alfred A. Adams; 1 ' Grand King of New York: C. Wesley 1 ' Orr, and Secretary of New York, and 1 other grand officers of the jurisdictions 1 of New York, Pennsylvania. Connecti- 1 ' cut. Delaware and other states. The , | business of the session was largely of a routine nature. The election of officers featured the annual session of tlie grand chapter. '' Hon. Frederick J. Melvin, of Adoni- ' ram Chapter. Royal Arch Masons of ' Cape May City, was unanimously elected to the highest office in the gift of - the grand chapter, that of Most Excel- ' • lent Grand High Priest of Royal Arch Masons for the State of New Jersey. Mr. Melvin has passed through the various phases of Masonry until he has reached the highest goal to be attained in New Jersey, and the members of ■' the Masonic fraternity of Cape May 1 County are highly elated over the ad- ' vancement of Mr. Melvin, and the fraternity feel honored that the county is so highly favored. He has hosts of friends at Cape May City as well as throughout the county who are waiting d for an opportunity to extend the 'rae fornal grip and congratulate him upon his promotion. We understand his first official visit will be to Atlantic ^Str in ~ the future. ^ AUTOMOBILES Before buying see the new five passenger Metz touring car. fully equipped with Gray and Davis electric lighting nod starter, is an up to date car in every detail. lias perfectly safe transmission for ladv to drive. Has full eliptieal springs back and 'front, and good spring 'ipholstered cushions. Price 8600. JOS. S. STITES, Agent. Cape May City, N. J. Keystone phone 134-M.

CAPE MAY H-S. BASE BALL AFTER LOSING THREE IN SUCj CESSION, BRACE UP AND DE- , FEAT WINCHESTER PREP., 8-5. ' After losing three games in a row, the Cape May High School has ball nine again struck its stride on last Saturday • by defeating the Winchester Prep, boys • r by the score of 8-5. The Atlantic City boys were the first to score, banking two at the plate in 1 the first inning but the blue and black . nine came back strong and made the ■ count 3 and 2, forging ahead in the next ■ three innings. Pitcher Jones of the visiting team had ; poor support, but pitched a good game, - holding the locals down to seven hits ■ while his teammates gathered eleven • off the deliver}- of Hand. Arnold star- j red in the field for Cjpe May with twelve chances, handling them all safe- • ly, and also getting two hits. The lineup; CAPE MAY HIGH R. H. O. A. E. Arnold, ss 2 2 4 5 2 I 2b 2 1 3 0 1 Hughes, c 2 1 61 I Tenenbaum, rf 0 1 0 Q 0 If 0 1 4 0 0 lb 0 0 7 0 0 cf 0 0 1 0 0 3b 14) 2 0 1 p 1 1 0 3 1 8 727 9 6 WINCHESTER PREP^ R. H. <0. A. E. Jones, p 1 o ~i 5 1 Thomas, cf 1 1 0 0 0 Reeve, 3b 2 0 2 0 0 c 0 3 8 1 1 ss 0 0 3 0 2 lb 0 1 9 0 1 2b 0 1 0 2 0 If 0 P 0 0 1 rf 1 2 0 0 0 5 11 24 8 6 1 Cape May H. 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 x— 8 ' P. ..,2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0—6 H. SL, 5; Cape May H. a. The Cape May High base ball team journeyed to Woodbine on last Friday and were defeated by the score of 5-2. Cape May vs. Winchester Prep "foday (Saturday) the local nine will to Atlantic City to line up against the Winchester Prep team. APPROPRIATION FOR COUNTY VOCATIONAL SCHOOL The Oounty Board of School Estimate consisting of Judge H. W. Eldredge, Charles Clouting and Hope W. Gandy and Joseph Camp and M. L. Bayard, of the County Board of Education, met on Wednesday and agreed to recommend 82,60(1 for the establish1 ment of a County Vocational School, i The State appropriates an equal amount. The school will begin its op- ' orations November 1st next. DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP On May 29th, 1915. the partnership . existing between Milton Fenner and f John W. Day. barbers. 403 Washington . street. Cape May, will be voluntarily ' terminated. By mutual arrangement all" . outstanding partnership obligations will , be liquidated by John W. Day. who will continue tlie business at the same place. MILTON FENNER J v DO YOU WANT IT? f Limited amount of money to place on . mortgages within the city, in sums of . 8500. 81000 and 81500. GILBERT p. HUGHES, R.-alty, . No. 214 Ocean Street. r 'P ' SWEET POTATO PLANTS FOR SALE > Yellow Jerseys, excellent plants from 1 excellent stock for sale, 81.60 per 1000. Sent by parcel post prepaid. Baron de Hirsch Agricultural School, Woodbine, N. J. i COLDWELL LAWNM0WERS ( Nothing but the best of materials and T workmanship enter into the construc1 tion " of Coldwell Lawnmowers — they 1 have been continuously on the markets ! of the world for more than forty years. Prices range from 83.00 to $12.00. A 14 in. Ball Bearing Slower for $4.00. CHARLES A. SWAIN, 305-7 Jackson St